Job 29:2 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

"If only my life could be like it used to be, in the days when God watched over me,(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;

ASV:

Oh that I were as in the months of old, As in the days when God watched over me;

BBE:

If only I might again be as I was in the months which are past, in the days when God was watching over me!

DBY:

Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when +God preserved me;

ERV:

Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;

JPS:

Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;

WBS:

Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;

WEB:

"Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;

YLT:

Who doth make me as in months past, As in the days of God's preserving me?

Job 29:2 Cross References

XREF:

Jeremiah 31:28 "As I have watched over them to pluck up, to break down, to overthrow, to destroy and to bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant," declares the LORD. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

29:2 Preserved - From all those miseries which now I feel.

MHC:

29:1-6 Job proceeds to contrast his former prosperity with his present misery, through God's withdrawing from him. A gracious soul delights in God's smiles, not in the smiles of this world. Four things were then very pleasant to holy Job. 1. The confidence he had in the Divine protection. 2. The enjoyment he had of the Divine favour. 3. The communion he had with the Divine word. 4. The assurance he had of the Divine presence. God's presence with a man in his house, though it be but a cottage, makes it a castle and a palace. Then also he had comfort in his family. Riches and flourishing families, like a candle, may be soon extinguished. But when the mind is enlightened by the Holy Spirit, when a man walks in the light of God's countenance, every outward comfort is doubled, every trouble is diminished, and he may pass cheerfully by this light through life and through death. Yet the sensible comfort of this state is often withdrawn for a season; and commonly this arises from sinful neglect, and grieving the Holy Spirit: sometimes it may be a trial of a man's faith and grace. But it is needful to examine ourselves, to seek for the cause of such a change by fervent prayer, and to increase our watchfulness.

CONC:

God's Months Oh Past Preserved Preserving Watched Watching

Months Past Preserved Watched Watching

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